Battle of Jarte

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The Battle of Jarte was a 1542 clash in Ethiopia where Portuguese forces under Cristóvão da Gama fought the Muslim army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi during the Ethiopian–Adal war.

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instanceOf battle
military conflict
associatedWith Imam Ahmad "Gragn" NERFINISHED
Portuguese–Ethiopian alliance NERFINISHED
belligerent Adal Sultanate NERFINISHED
Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED
Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED
combatantReligion Christianity NERFINISHED
Islam NERFINISHED
conflict Ethiopian–Adal War NERFINISHED
date 1542
era 16th century
geopoliticalContext Red Sea and Indian Ocean trade routes NERFINISHED
hasCommander Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED
Cristóvão da Gama NERFINISHED
hasContext Ottoman–Portuguese rivalry in the Indian Ocean
Portuguese military intervention in Ethiopia NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Adal Sultanate forces NERFINISHED
Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED
Portuguese forces
historicalPeriod Age of Discovery NERFINISHED
involves cavalry
firearms
infantry
matchlock muskets
location Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED
notableFigure Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED
Cristóvão da Gama NERFINISHED
opposingCommander Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED
Cristóvão da Gama NERFINISHED
partOf Ethiopian–Adal War NERFINISHED
region Ethiopian Highlands NERFINISHED
religiousAspect Christian–Muslim conflict
side Christian coalition
Muslim coalition
typeOfWarfare early modern warfare
uses gunpowder weapons
year 1542

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Cristóvão da Gama battle Battle of Jarte